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T. B. HAYWARD.

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Patented ned. 6,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS B. HAYWARD, OF SOUTH AOWORTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

SAP-BUCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,353, dated December 6, 1881.

Application filed April 1, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS B. HAYWARD, of South Acworth, in the county of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sap-Buckets, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specihcation, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is, first, to se- 1o cure the sap when taken from the sugar-maple more perfectly from all impurities to which it is liable when open buckets are used. or buckets with imperfectly-titting covers, like those in general use 5 secondly,to facilitate the process of gathering, which is accomplished by the superior manner in which the bucket is attached to the tree.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel represents a side elevation, showing the bucket Fig. 2 is a transverse section. Fig. 3 represents a metallic ear or hanger to be used with a wooden bucket, and Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A represents the bucket, and a an aperture cut beneath the wire which forms the rim ot' the bucket, for receiving the spout b, on which the bucket is suspended, or through a.- metallic ear or hanger, D, (shownin Fig. 3,) which is nailed 3o or riveted to the bucket when a wooden bucket 3 5 soldering, riveting, or in any convenient manner, and bent around, passing through two small apertures, d d, under the rim of the bucket, or through the hanger D, as shown in Fig. 4, in such a manner as to hold the lid B 4o to the bucket A and backward against the inner side of the bucket, preventing the lateral movement of the lid B, and forming abearing or hinge to admit of the movement of the lid for the purpose of pouring out the sap. When hanging on the spout the lid is firmly held in position upon the bucket by resting on the (Model.)

bearingS of the projection f, which prevents it from being lifted up or displaced by the wind. The hooks c c are so formed as to admit of the easy removal of the lid for the purpose of packing or transportation.

The bucket and lid may be made ot' wood, tin, or any suitable material, and so formed that the lid will completely cover the bucket.

The spout b, Fig. 2, may be made of wood or metal, with an elevated projection or upright,f, which forms abearing, S,upon which the lid rests, for the purpose of securing the lid against accidental displacement and holding the bucket steadily on the spout.

The mode of pouring the sap from the bucket is as follows: The operator puts one hand ou the front side ot' the bucket, under the lid, and the other hand under the bucket, near the tree, in the usual way, and, lit'tingit from the spout, elevates the lower hand or depresses the upper, or both simultaneously, in the usual manner. The lid,being pressed outward, forms no resistance to the free discharge of sap or ice, and when the bucket is returned to its proper position the lid gravitates to its proper place.

It will be observed by reference to Fig. l of the drawings that a water-line drawn from the top ofthe bucketopposite to the spout across the bucket will fall beneath the suspending-aperture. Therefore the space for admission of the spout does not lessen the capacity of the bucket, as ordinarily hung, and, if desirable, the bucket may be made higher on the side in which the aperture is made, so as to form an additional security against wasting the sap before the bucket is full at the opposite side.

I claim as my invention- The combination, with bucket A, provided with apertures a and d d, and lid B, having hooks c c, of the spout b, having the projection f, and bearing S, whereby the lid is retained in position, substantially as described.

THOMAS B. HAYWAItI).

Witnesses: v

J. B. RICHARDSON, E. S. RICHARDSON. 

